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The Thirty-Nine Steps by John BuchanAmong the first ‘espionage thrillers’ and an acknowledged classic ‘The Thirty-Nine Steps’ well deserves its accolades as one of the best adventure stories of all time. Leaving aside the improbable denouement, the fast paced, brilliantly conceived narrative still excites and c… £12.99 |
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The Power House by John BuchanJohn Buchan's hero Edward Leithen chances upon a worldwide plan for domination. With his own life and those of his friends depending on the outcome of his struggle he engages in combat the anarchic brain behind "The Power-House". The Author, despite being very busy in Public Service, … £11.99 |
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Sir Harry Hotspur by Anthony TrollopeA man of conscience, duty and tradition, an immature, impressionable girl of supreme virtue and perhaps the greatest cad in English Literature are the chief protagonists of this tale. Tragedy falls upon the House of Humblethwaite. Sir Harry Hotspur's son dies at 21 years of age. There is no oth… £22.99 |
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Dr Wortle's School by Anthony TrollopeDr. Wortle's School is Trollope's most merciless attack on the false moralising and hypocrisy of the Victorian age. When Dr. Wortle, in good faith, hires a couple as teacher and matron at his school, scandal about their marriage is subsequently brought to light. Will the doctor submit to th… £22.99 |
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Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K. JeromeOver one hundred years since it was first published ‘Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow’ addresses subjects which are still relevant today – perhaps more so! Being hard up, being in the blues and being in love are just some aspects of the human condition on which Jerome K. Jerome ref… £15.99 |
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Erewhon by Samuel ButlerNot only is 'Erewhon' an adventure story but also Butler's satirical inversion of English customs and philosophy in the 19th century. The explorer Higgs discovers a well organised and civilised country - apparently idyllic. However, the body politic has two ruling obsessions, disease is… £22.99 |
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A Child of the Jago by Arthur Morrison'A Child of the Jago' is both thriller and condemnation of social conditions in the East End slums at the turn of the century. Boy hero Dicky Perrott is at heart full of humane instinct but his environment ensures his down fall. "It was my fate to encounter a place in Shoreditch where … £17.99 |
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Mysterious and Macabre by Various AuthorsOpen a Pandora's box of scary tales guaranteed to give you a shiver down the spine. Remember, if you listen late at night, check under the bed before retiring! From the pens of various authors the stories in this collection are: 'THE MEZZOTINT' by M.R. James 'THE ALUMINIUM DAGGER… £17.99 |
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Harry Heathcote of Gangoil by Anthony Trollope"He was too imperious, too masterful, too much inclined to think that all things should be made to go as he would have them." Thus Trollope describes his hero Harry Heathcote, a settler and sheep farmer in the untamed bush of Australia in 1871. However, Harry has made enemies. In seeking … £12.99 |
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The Invisible Man by H. G. WellsH.G. Wells' premise has been the source for many screenplays, scripts and a springboard for many fantastical ideas. However, the importance of the Invisible Man is not necessarily in the idea it proposes, it lies in the effect on mankind in the pursuit of science. Griffin's paranoia and the… £17.99 |
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Hard Times by Charles DickensSet in fictional Coketown in the North of England the `Hard Times' of which Dickens writes are the years of the Industrial Revolution. The story centres on the Gradgrind family. Father Tom is an `eminently practical man' whose emphasis on facts and figures in his family's education supp… £25.99 |
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The Semi-Detached House by Emily EdenThe house is called "Pleasance" and is rented by two sisters, Blanche and Aileen. The story revolves around the fortunes of two neighbouring families of varied social standing. The sisters' semi-detachment is to the Hopkinsons. Whilst Blanche's husband, Arthur, is abroad on a miss… £17.99 |
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Trails Plowed Under by Charles M. RussellCowpunchers, Indians and horses are the heroes and villains of these tales from the early days of Montana and Wyoming with bear and buffalo also making an appearance. The author’s philosophy on such varying topics as marriage, whisky and just staying alive will be of interest to all, cowboy f… £12.99 |
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The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole'Visions have always been my pasture. I almost think there is no wisdom comparable to that of exchanging the realities of life for dreams. Old castles, old pictures, old histories take one back into centuries that cannot disappoint. I waked one morning from a dream of which all I could recover … £12.99 |
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Garden Rubbish by W.C.Sellar and R.J.Yeatman"Your Garden writers go on in a way that simply wouldn't be allowed if you were writing about anything else: in fact Nature is the only thing an author can be as futile about as he likes and get away with it just the same. I have little doubt that you have taken full advantage of this extr… £10.99 |